The animal orchestra is warming up and the animals in the audience are buzzing with anticipation about the musical program featuring Tchaikovsky, Bach, Mozart and Copland, plus many other great classical composers. The baby conductor has made his entrance. The maestro is ready to lead the animal orchestra; it's time to begin Classical Baby: The Music Show!

Winner of a Peabody Award in April of 2006, the Classical Baby series was described by the judges as a:

"...whimsical, charming, deceptively simple marriage of animation to the music of Tchaikovsky, Bach and Ellington becomes an interactive treat for young children and parents alike.''

Being a grandfather, I acquired the "Classical Baby" set for my daughter and my grandson. My daughter is delighted with the DVD products, and sent me a photo of my grandson rapt with attention to the images and audio broadcast on a wide-screen display in their home. My grandson is 8 months old this month, and I was not sure if the Classical Baby content was age-appropriate, but my daughter reports that "He LOVES it !!". (Hayden is LOVING his DVDs from grandpa! Thanks so much!!!) His attention, facial expressions, and audible expressions support our conclusion.

we started playing the classical baby series shows when our son was an infant, for the wonderful soothing music. We stopped playing it when he started getting interested in TV as AAP recommends no TV, but started showing them again when he needed a relaxation time if missed naps or bad teething. These shows are not like so many of the horrible cartoons these days, we don't think the AAP would mind these. However, our now toddler would sit and watch them all day if we let him, which of course we don't. Its funny how there are some of the videos that he doesn't care for and "asks" us to fast forward thru them (in his own toddler way!).

I came across this video when I got a free preview of HBO, and it's the best video I've ever seen! My daughter loves seeing the characters and she sits up and pays attention when she hears the classical music play! I wish it were longer than the half hour!!